CVE-2002-2400 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the httpdProcessRequest function of LibHTTPD version 1.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted, long HTTP POST request. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-22016), though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hughes_technologies:libhttpd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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